Frank Thorne (bishop) explained

Frank Oswald Thorne ^[1] (21 May 1892 – 18 September 1981)^[2] was an Anglican^[3] colonial bishop^[4] in Africa^[5] the mid 20th century.^[6]

He was educated at St Paul's and Christ Church, Oxford. After World War I service^[7] with the Manchester Regiment he was ordained in 1922. His first post was as a curate at All Souls, Clapton Park. In 1925 he joined UMCA and became the first Warden of St Cyprian's Theological College, Tunduru in the Diocese of Masasi. From 1936^[8] to 1961 he was Bishop of Nyasaland. He became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).^[9]

References

1. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=1705187 Christies
2. [Who's Who|Who was Who 1987-1990]
3. Web site: National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives . 2019-12-20 . https://archive.today/20120710173148/http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=NaviTree.tcl&dsqField=RefNo&dsqItem=Bell/184-368/187/191 . 2012-07-10 . dead .
4. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_2&cid=-1#-1 National Archives
5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/cgi-bin/query/S?misc/qsi:@field(TITLE+@od1(The+good+being+the+enemy+of+the+best+:+the+politics+of+Bishop+Frank+Oswald+Thorne+in+Nyasaland+and+the+federation,+1936+1961++1996+)) Library of Congress
6. Web site: DACB . 2010-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101229105416/http://www.dacb.org/stories/malawi/chipembere2_habil.html . 2010-12-29 . dead .
7. Web site: London Gazette . 14 May 2010 . 15 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015110309/http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/28969/pages/9139/page.pdf . dead .
8. Ecclesiastical News Triple Consecration In St. Paul's The Times Tuesday, Feb 25, 1936; pg. 17; Issue 47307; col E
9. Obituary Rt Rev F. O. Thorne The Times Wednesday, Sep 23, 1981; pg. 14; Issue 61040; col G